Curtain-pole.



L. HAY.

CURTAIN POLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1908.

962,344, I Patented June 21,1910.

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LEWIS HAY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-POLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS HAY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CurtainPoles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to curtain poles, and the objects of my invention are, first, to provide a simple and durable pole to which curtains can be attached without the use of rings and pins and without injuring the curtains; second, to provide novel means in connection with a pole for raising and lowering the same relative to supporting brackets thereof; and third, to provide a pole in connection with which curtains can be readily draped to present a neat appearance.

I attain the above objects by a structure that will be presently described and then specifically claimed.

I11 the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the curtain pole partly broken away and partly in section, Fig. :2 is a cross sectional view of a pole illustrating one of the clamps, Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating the adjustable means of the pole, Fig. 4: is a perspective view of a. portion of the pole illustrating one of the clasps, and Fig. 5 is a similar view illustrating a modified form of clasp.

In the accompanying drawings 1 designates a window frame, and at the upper edge of this frame my pole is supported for retaining curtains or drapery in front of the frame 1. The wall 2 at the sides of the frame 1 is provided with sockets 3 and threaded in these sockets are brackets 4t having curved ends 5 for supporting the curtain pole.

The curtain pole comprises two semicylindrical sections 6 and 7 movably connected together by hinges 8. Between the confronting faces of these sections are arranged the upper edges of curtains or drapery 9 and to hold the upper edges of said curtains or drapery, the sections 6 are provided with triangular wire clasps 10 secured to said sections by staples 11. These clasps are of the ordinary and well known form used for temporarily connecting papers. The resiliency of the triangular portion of each clasp is adapted to firmly retain the edge of the curtain in engagement with the sections 6 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 9, 1908.

Patented June 21, 1910.

Serial No. 461,639.

and in the position to which the edge of the curtain is adjusted. In lieu of these triangular clasps 10, I can use that type of clasp designated 12 in Fig. 5 of the drawings, this clasp having two resilient cross members 13 for engaging the edge of the curtains. This form of clasp is particularly used for heavy curtains or drapery.

To hold the sections 6 and 7 together, ornamental sleeves let are placed upon the ends of said sections.

In order that the pole can be easily removed from the brackets 4 without the use of a step ladder or similar device, I arrange cables for raising and lowering the same. Above the brackets 4 and to one side of the plane thereof are arranged hangers 15 of greater length than the length of the brackets. Each of said hangers is provided at its free end with a depending lug and at a point removed from its free end with an intermediate depending-lug and at a point removed from said intermediate lug with an inner depending lug, said lugs being indicated by the reference character 16 and each provided with an eye, the walls of the eyes of the lugs of each hanger extending in the direction of the length of their respective hangers. The outer lugs 16 are arranged in planes forwardly of the curtain pole, the inner lugs in planes rearwardly of the curtain pole and the intermediate lugs arranged over the rear section of the curtain pole. Extending through the eyes of the inner and the intermediate lugs and connected to the rear section of the curtain pole are the flexible members or cables 18 and extending through the eyes of the outer lugs and connected to the forward section of the curtain pole are the flexible members or cables 17. The positioning of the hangers to one side of the plane of the brackets prevents the flexible members 18 from engaging or wrapping around the brackets. The positioning of the lugs in the manner as stated and the arrangement of the flexible members as set forth with respect to the lugs allows of the curtain pole to be elevated out of the brackets and then swung clear of the brackets so that the pole can be lowered at the front of the brackets and allows for the elevating of the pole and the swinging of the pole inwardly so that it can be mounted in the brackets.

When the cable 18 is pulled upon, the curtain pole is elevated from the bracket 4: and

by manipulating both cables, pulling upon the cable 17 and releasing the cable 18, the curtain pole can be swung forwardly to clear the. curtain ends 5 of the brackets 4, and then by releasing both cables, the our tain pole and the curtains carried thereby can be lowered.

It is thought that the manner of attaching the curtains to the curtain pole will be fully understood, also the manipulation of the cables 17 and 18 for raising and lowering the curtain pole.

I reserve the right to use a type of hinge that will be invisible in connection with the pole, and to combine the brackets 4L and the hangers 15 to facilitate the operation of properly positioning and securing the brackets 4 and the hangers 15 to a suitable support, whether the same be a wall, window frame or door frame.

While in the drawings forming a part of this application there is illustrated the preferred embodiments of my invention, I would have it understood that the details of construction can be varied or changed as to the shape, proportion and manner of assemblage, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, is

In combination with a pair of brackets for supporting a sectional curtain pole, of a pair of hangers of a length greater than the length of the brackets, said hangers arranged above said brackets and to one side of the plane of the brackets, each of said hangers provided at its free end with a depending lug and at a point removed from its free end with an intermediate depending lug and at a point removed from said intermediate depending lug with an inner depending lug, said lugs extending in planes transverse to the brackets, each of said lugs provided with an eye, the walls of the eyes of the lugs of each hanger extending in the direction of the length of their respective hangers, said outer lugs arranged in planes forwardly of the curtain pole, said inner lugs arranged in planes rearwardly of the curtain pole, said intermediate lugs arranged over the rear section of the curtain pole, flexible members extending through the eyes of the inner and the intermediate lugs and connected to the rear section of the curtain pole and flexible members extending through the eyes of the outer lugs and con nected to the forward section of the curtain pole.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS HAY. IVitnesses:

MAX H. SROLOVITZ, C. V. BROOKS. 

